Hiring Advice
What Makes Employees Stay?
During my 20+ years in hospitality, one of the United States’ largest employment sectors, I’ve worked with professionals who stayed with the same organizations for years, sometimes decades. I’ve also watched people move on from places that, from the outside, seemed to have all the right pieces in place to keep employees happy, motivated,…
Tech Industry Layoffs: Reading Between the Lines
Most of us can recall how tech industry layoffs started to surge in 2022 and continued in 2023 and 2024. Companies worldwide had increased their headcounts to meet consumer demand during the COVID-19 pandemic’s stay-at-home mandates – only to find themselves overstaffed when things began to normalize. Yet today, tech layoff trends remain an unsettlingly…
20 Highest-Paying Jobs in the Hospitality Industry
As a leader in hospitality industry talent recruitment since 1999, Goodwin Recruiting specializes in placing experienced professionals and executives with industry companies across the United States. We maintain extensive data on salary ranges and total compensation packages for jobs across multiple sectors in this thriving industry, from lodging and accommodations to food and beverage,…
Lengthy Meetings: A Thing of the Past?
Are lengthy meetings a thing of the past for today’s organizations? In short, yes – at least for those aware of the reasons and dramatic benefits. As an Area Director at Goodwin Recruiting(opens in new tab), one of my strategies is to keep our sessions SHORT. Instead of letting lengthy business meetings stifle our momentum…
Who Runs Your Talent Search While You Run the Business?
Hiring is one of the most important decisions a business makes. And the wrong hire can be expensive, costing time, productivity, team morale, customer relationships, and ultimately, revenue. But finding the right person also takes time. A lot of it. Hiring managers and HR teams are already managing full workloads – onboarding employees, supporting current teams,…
How Your Company’s Interview Process Shapes Your Brand
When we think about how companies build their brands, most of our minds go right to company logos, taglines, or a company’s presence on social media. But there’s a huge part of brand building that many organizations tend to overlook – and that is their job interview process. Every touchpoint with a job candidate is…
More Than a Beverage: What the Premium NA Movement Says About Hospitality
The evolution of premium non-alcoholic (NA) beverages is one of the most interesting developments in the global beverage industry. North America has experienced dramatic growth, driven by the wellness movement, the sober-curious movement, and consumers who want premium experiences without alcohol. What the premium NA movement says about hospitality is that it’s more than a beverage! Once an…
Great Ways to Support Both Introverted and Extroverted Employees
It is inspiring to see employers recognizing the unique and differing strengths that introverts and extroverts bring to their teams and company success. By implementing strategies that cater to both types of personalities, these inclusive-minded employers are making their work environments and initiatives more comfortable and satisfying to individuals, helping employees perform to their fullest…
Sari Gillen included in iAdvance Senior Care article
Why New Employees Leave in the First Three Months, and How to Stop It By Paige Cerulli Recently, Goodwin Recruiting’s Area Director of Recruiting, Sari Gillen, was included in an iAdvance Senior Care article about why new employees have been leaving roles in senior living and healthcare within the first three months, and ways…
7 Reasons to Interview That Overqualified Candidate
Hiring managers who sense a candidate is overqualified for an open position often struggle in deciding whether to interview that candidate. After all, they have legitimate concerns: Why is this person applying for a role that’s beneath their current or past roles? Will they stay long-term or leave when something better comes along? Will they remain engaged and interested…
